PHILADELPHIA — After the first two weeks of the season, it looked like the steal of the century — the Eagles had traded a fifth-round draft pick for a player who was on pace to finish the season with 776 rushing yards, 1,328 receiving yards and a punt return average of 10.8 yards. Nobody in NFL history has ever put together a season like that, and nobody really expected Darren Sproles to do it either, despite his incredible start to the season. At the same time, nobody expected the veteran running back to practically disappear from the Eagles' offense. Sproles has had some good games since those first two, but the 10-year veteran hasn't had a real impact except in...

Related "Pat Shurmur" Articles

PHILADELPHIA — After the first two weeks of the season, it looked like the steal of the century — the Eagles had traded a fifth-round draft pick for a player who was on pace to finish the season with 776 rushing yards, 1,328 receiving yards and a punt...

PHILADELPHIA — If the Eagles finish 11-5, one game better than in Chip Kelly's first year, they're a better team, right?
What about if they don't make the playoffs?
That could happen because, despite likely being headed for an even better record...

Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Bill Davis has studied the tapes of Robert Griffin III and said that when the Eagles play the Washington Redskins today at FedEx Field, they will see the same daredevil they've seen before.
At the same time,...

LANDOVER, Md. — Their playoff hopes remain alive only by virtue of a mathematical improbability.
In reality, the Philadelphia Eagles' 2014 season came to a crashing halt Saturday night here at FedEx Field, where they dropped an NFC East rematch to the...

PHILADELPHIA — With the finish line clearly in focus, wide receiver Jeremy Maclin on Tuesday said he wants and expects to remain a Philadelphia Eagle for a long time to come.
Maclin sat out all of last season, the last under his rookie contract,...

During the preseason, Zach Ertz heard often from fantasy football owners who thought he would become one of the NFL's breakout tight ends in 2014. He was a popular pick to accumulate statistics because of a scorching second half of 2013 and the...

ALAMEDA, Calif -- Add Pat Shurmur's name to the list of candidates competing with interim coach Tony Sparano to become head coach of the Oakland Raiders.
Shurmur is offensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles and has head-coaching experience with...

Pat Shurmur needs the Oakland Raiders head-coaching job about as much as he needs a hole in the head.
The Eagles' offensive coordinator has been down that road before with the Cleveland Browns, where he was set up to fail from the start. With the...

With the Philadelphia Eagles, the more things change, the more they stay the same.The Eagles announced in a brief release Wednesday that they and vice president of player personnel Tom Gamble "have agreed to part ways," perhaps a fancy way of...

PHILADELPHIA — After averaging a team-best 17.8 yards per catch last season on his way to 47, including eight touchdowns, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Riley Cooper has not had the same impact in 2014, ranking sixth on the team with 10.2 yards...

This was supposed to be the year the Carolina Panthers took a big step forward. Well, the step they've taken has been a big one, but it's in the wrong direction.
The Panthers finished 12-4 last season, the second best record in the NFC, and finished...

A big reason for the Philadelphia Eagles' success last NFL season was the big guys up front. The Eagles played 17 games in 2013, including playoffs, and the same five men lined up at the same five positions on the offensive line for all of them.
The...

— The first step toward solving a problem is admitting there is one.
Sunday, after three full games since his return from hernia surgery, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce finally admitted to being concerned about the poor quality and consistency of...

PHILADELPHIA - Jordan Matthews has been here all season, working and learning and biding his time as he adjusted to the NFL. The Eagles' rookie wasn't having a splashy first season like Buffalo's Sammy Watkins or Tampa Bay's Mike Evans, two receivers...

— A season-high 159 rushing yards on just 25 carries in a 33-10 triumph over the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving has placed Philadelphia Eagles running back LeSean McCoy in the running for the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week award.It's the fourth...

For the Green Bay Packers, it starts with quarterback Aaron Rodgers. For the Packers' opponents, it usually ends that way, too.
You can debate whether Rodgers is better than Peyton Manning or Tom Brady or Drew Brees, but there's no question that...

One of the Philadelphia Eagles' biggest challenges this week will be dealing with the best defensive player in the NFL, end J.J. Watt of the Houston Texans. But before the Eagles can find a way to block Watt, they have to find a way to find him. And...

— All the answers flowed refreshingly unrehearsed that day last spring when Nick Foles sat down with a small group of reporters for around an hour.
The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback would give his views on everything from the Bible to the surprising...

Hardly anybody expected Nick Foles to play like he did last season and hardly anybody expected him to play like he has this season. Now, Philadelphia Eagles fans don't know what to expect from Foles, and that includes whether he'll be their quarterback of...

Eagles QB Nick Foles:
"There are definitely things that I can do better, and that's what I'll work on" - after multiple turnovers against the Rams
Defensive coordinator Bill Davis:
"We're getting out of here with a win, and a knot in our...